Film screening and discussion: Missing in Brooks County
Jeff Bemiss (Co-Director Missing in Brooks County)
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 5pm to 7pm
Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Hosted by Refugee Studies Centre
RSC Public Seminar Series, Trinity term 2024
Series convened by Professor Naohiko Omata and Professor Tom Scott-Smith
About the film
Two families search for their loved ones who went missing in the fields of Brooks County, Texas after crossing from Mexico and find a sobering truth: the deadliest part of the journey is far from the border.
About the speaker
Jeff Bemiss is an Oscar-shortlisted, Peabody-winning writer/director who has worked in shorts, features and documentaries. His work has aired on PBS and network television. His latest film is MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY, a feature documentary about the missing migrant crisis in South Texas, co-directed with Lisa Molomot, and executive produced by Abigail Disney/Fork Films and Engel Entertainment. It is an ITVS Co-Production with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The seminar will be followed by drinks in the Hall.
Registration not required.
All enquiries should be directed to rsc-outreach@qeh.ox.ac.uk.
Download the seminar series poster for Trinity term 2024.
